Guide
for Quiz 1
1.
Verbs:
a. Preterit:
Can you conjugate regular preterit verbs? Which regular preterit verbs have
spelling changes due to sounds like c or z? What completely irregular preterit
verbs have we studied? What happens to stem changing verbs in the preterit? According
to the professor’s system of conjugating (the zig-zag
method), how many semi-irregular preterit verbs are there? How many
base-changing verbs should you know? What are their base changes? How do you
conjugate irregular verbs like SER, IR, and DAR? How does the meaning of verbs
like “poder”, “saber, “conocer”,
and “tener” change when they are conjugated in the
preterit tense? Can you create a question/answer sequence in the preterit tense
in which you also utilize the direct or indirect object pronouns?
b. Imperfect:
How do we conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense? What three verbs are
irregular in the imperfect tense? Do you
recall when to use the imperfect (“description”, “habit”, “repetitive description”,
and “ongoing but uncompleted action”)? Can you describe both in the present and
past tense a few of your pastimes? What did you do/used to do? Where did you
go/used to go?
2. Indefinite and Negative Expressions
(225): How many indefinite and negative words are there? Do
you know how to construct indefinite and negative sentences? Is there anything
you should know about negative sentences? With which ones of these do you need
to use the double-negative?
3.
Double
Object Pronouns (237): What questions help you determine
which object is the DO versus the IO? In
what order to the DOP and IOP appear in a double object pronoun sentence? When can you hook the pronouns to the end of
a verb? When do you use “se” as opposed
to “le” or “les”?
4.
Vocabulary:
a. Sports,
Players and Equipment (231):
b. Social
Activities and Pastimes (224, 227):
c. Weather
(247):
d. Clothing
(251):